>>> > Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at
>>> the
>>> > opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some
> people.
>>> >
>>> > When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the
>>> Kansas
>>> > Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is
>>> what
>>> > they heard:
>>> >
>>> > "Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness
>>> and
>>> > to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says,
>>> >
>>> > Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have
>>> done.
>>> >
>>> > We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
>>> >
>>> > We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
>>> >
>>> > We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
>>> >
>>> > We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
>>> >
>>> > We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
>>> >
>>> > We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building
>>> self
>>> > esteem.
>>> >
>>> > We have abused power and called it politics.
>>> >
>>> > We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
>>> >
>>> > We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called
>>> it
>>> > freedom of expression.
>>> >
>>> > We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and
>>> called
>>> > it enlightenment.
>>> >
>>> > Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every
>>> sin
>>> > And set us free.
>>> >
>>> > Amen!"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out
>>> during
>>> > the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church,
>>> where
>>> > Rev.Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only
>>> 47 of
>>> > those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving
> international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa
>>> and
>>> > Korea.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, "The
> Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program
>>> than
>>> > any other he has ever aired.
>>> >
>>> > With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and
> wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called
>>> >
>>> > "one nation under God."
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. "If you
>>> don't
>>> > stand for something, you will fall for everything."
>>> > Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on your
>>> e-mail
>>> > list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world.
>>> >
>>> > How many people in your address book will not receive this prayer;
>>> >
>>> > .....do you have the guts to pass it on? I did!
Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas
Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard:
"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we havedone.Wehave lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called ichoice.We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it buildingself esteem. We have abused power and called it politics.We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin
And set us free.
Amen!"
The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev.Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of
those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea. Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, "The Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and
> wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called "one nation under God." If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. "If you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything." Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on your e-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world.How many people in your address book will not receive this prayer;
This Pastor Has Guts!
